Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Hotel Pennsylvania - New York, New York

Seventh Avenue, 32nd to 33rd Street. Directly opposite the Pennsylvania Station, with which it is connected by an underground passageway. The building is 20 stories high and contains 2200 bedrooms, each with a bath or shower.

Mailed from New York, New York to Mrs. Ben Wemmell of North Attleboro, Massachusetts on February 6, 1927:

Hello, May and Ben,
Well I am back here again as soon as I got here it started to snow but it won't last long. I came from Providence in the bus. It took us seven hours to get to New York at 11 P.M. and got here at 7 a.m. Drop a line, Frank.

F.W. Woolwroth
W 38

Seventh Avenue
32nd to 33rd Street
Direct opposite the Pennsylvania Station, with which it us connected by an underground passageway. The building is 20 stories high and contains 2200 bedrooms, each with a bath or shower.

Mailed from New York, New York to Mrs. D.A. Anthony of New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 27, 1936:

Dear Sister,
Sailing tomorrow on the "Georgic" for West Indian and South American Ports. Here over night.
Brother

Mailed from New York, New York to Mr. Bernie Wildove of Middleburg, New York on June 3, 1941:

Are having a good time all alone? Jake

Publisher and number unknown

2200 Rooms - 2200 Baths
The world's largest hotel; at 7th Ave., 32nd to 33rd Streets, opposite Pennsylvania Terminal. Statler-operated - in connection with Hotels Statler, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis.
A new Statler is under construction in Buffalo at Niagara Sq., and will open early next year with 1100 rooms and 1100 baths.